Mr Oriel never gets called away to Silverbridge." "No; we in the Church manage our parish arrangements better than you do.

We don't let strange practitioners in among our flocks because the sheep may chance to fancy them.

Our sheep have to put up with our spiritual doses whether they like them or not.

In that respect we are much the best off.

I advise you, Mary, to marry a clergyman, by all means." "I will when you marry a doctor," said she.
"I am sure nothing on earth would give me greater pleasure," said Miss Oriel, getting up and curtseying very low to Dr Thorne; "but I am not quite prepared for the agitation of an offer this morning, so I'll run away." And so she went; and the doctor, getting on his other horse, started again for Silverbridge, wearily enough.